By Rhiannon Hoyle
SYDNEY--Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) said it would buy back US$2 billion worth of its shares as it reported a sharp increase in full-year net profit, despite sagging revenue due to weak iron-ore prices.

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EnPro Industries, Inc. (NYSE: NPO), a leading manufacturer of engineered
industrial products, today announced its acquisition of ATDynamics,
Inc., a privately-held company offering innovative aerodynamic products
to the commercial trucking Industry.

By Anora Mahmudova and Barbara Kollmeyer, MarketWatch
Expedia, Orbitz Worldwide shares surge on merger news
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday, sending the S&P 500 to its highest close this year and within shouting distance of the record close reached on Dec 29.

By Peter Loftus
A generic painkiller widely used in hospitals is in short supply after Hospira Inc. recalled more than 60 lots of vials due to contamination by crystal particles that could cause problems if injected into patients.

Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it was awarded a
contract by NEXUS Gas Transmission, LLC, to provide engineering,
procurement and construction management services for an approximately
250-mile natural gas transmission pipeline in Ohio and Michigan that is
capable of transporting 2 billion cubic-feet-per-day of gas.

By Leslie Scism
American International Group Inc., the big insurer that received (and later repaid) one of the biggest bailout packages of the financial crisis, is expected to announce its fourth-quarter earnings after the market closes Thursday.